Wednesday's Recap: Adam In CNBC: Stocks close mostly higher after Fed's Beige Book; earnings beat, energy leads

Wednesday's Recap: Adam In CNBC: Stocks close mostly higher after Fed's Beige Book; earnings beat, energy leads

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 2:35pm EST Stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday, helped by better-than-expected earnings and rising oil prices, following the release of key economic data from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 40 points, with Goldman Sachs contributing the most gains. The S&P 500 gained 0.2 percent, with energy…

Week-In-Review: Stocks Smacked As Earnings Season Begins

Week-In-Review: Stocks Smacked As Earnings Season Begins

Stocks Fall As Earnings Season Begins Stocks fell hard last week as earnings season officially began. It was a volatile and important week because the Nasdaq 100 hit a fresh record high on Monday, then sellers showed up and sent stocks lower for the rest of the week. On Monday, the Nasdaq 100 jumped to a…

Friday Recap: Sarhan in Reuters: US STOCKS-Financial stocks lift Wall Street after strong results

Friday Recap: Sarhan in Reuters: US STOCKS-Financial stocks lift Wall Street after strong results

* JPMorgan, Citi beat revenue estimates * Financials top gainers among S&P sectors * Dollar rises 0.35 pct, gold falls * Indexes up: Dow 0.75 pct, S&P 0.57 pct, Nasdaq 0.63 pct (Updates to open) By Yashaswini Swamynathan Oct 14 10am EST Wall Street was higher on Friday as better-than-expected results from JPMorgan and Citigroup…

Thursday Recap: Sarhan in CNBC: Stocks slash earlier losses, hold nearly flat after oil rises

Thursday Recap: Sarhan in CNBC: Stocks slash earlier losses, hold nearly flat after oil rises

Thursday, October 13, 2016 U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, but traded well off session lows, as investors digested weak data out of China and rising oil prices while assessing the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike.   The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 150 points before holding about 10 points lower, with…

Wednesday Recap: Sarhan in CNBC: Stocks close mixed after Fed minutes; real estate, utilities lead

Wednesday Recap: Sarhan in CNBC: Stocks close mixed after Fed minutes; real estate, utilities lead

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 U.S. equities traded higher on Wednesday as investors parsed through the Federal Reserve‘s September meeting minutes. Fed officials in favor of hiking interest rates worry that waiting too long could send the country into recession, the minutes showed. “Still, the dovish case was made forcefully in the minutes, as was the…

Tuesday Recap: Sarhan in Reuters: Wall Street Drops As Earnings Season Begins on Dour Note

Tuesday Recap: Sarhan in Reuters: Wall Street Drops As Earnings Season Begins on Dour Note

Tuesday, 10.11.16 2:12pm EST By Yashaswini Swamynathan U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on track for their worst day in one month, after Alcoa kicked off the earnings season on a dour note. Alcoa’s (AA.N) shares fell nearly 11 percent, their worst day in five years after the aluminum…

Monday Recap: Sarhan in CNBC: Stocks rise as energy gains nearly 2%; US election in focus

Monday Recap: Sarhan in CNBC: Stocks rise as energy gains nearly 2%; US election in focus

Monday, October 10, 2016 10:52am Stocks traded higher on Monday, following the second presidential debate while investors digested a rise in oil prices. “You have more clarity from the U.S. election, with the uncertainty from that heading lower; you’ve got less uncertainty from OPEC, and that’s bullish for stocks,” said Adam Sarhan, CEO of Sarhan…